Activity bar

The activity bar is a vertical panel rail (like VS Code) for project, git, search, and other panels. It is disabled by default.

Enable

Open the Settings Editor and search for activity_bar, or add to ~/.config/zedrail/settings.json:

{
  "activity_bar": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
activity_bar.enabled	false	Show the vertical activity bar
activity_bar.icon_size	medium	small, medium, or large
activity_bar.status_bar_buttons	—	Panel keys to keep in the status bar
activity_bar.button_order	—	Custom button order

Available panel keys include ProjectPanel, GitPanel, search, and others documented in the settings UI.

Example

{
  "activity_bar": {
    "enabled": true,
    "icon_size": "medium",
    "status_bar_buttons": ["search"]
  }
}